Contra leader challenges Harkin to debate in Des Moines
Nicaran rebel Mario Calero challenged Sen. Tom Harkin to a public debate over his charges that U S aid to the contras was diverted. Calero denied embezzlement and welcomed any U S probe as Citizens for America pushed for contra aid. Protests gathered outside the news conference as lawmakers remained firm.
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Tom Harkin
Iowa Democrat
U.S
Mario Calero
Harkin
Calero
Marriott
Senator Harkin
Adolpho Calero
Congress
Miami
Citizens For America
Iowa
Catholic Worker House
Nicaragua
Michael Simpfenderfer
Tom Tauke
Jim Lightfoot
Cooper Evans
Lightfoot
Harkin urges Iowa to oppose National Guard Honduras mission
Sen. Tom Harkin argued against sending a Iowa National Guard medical unit to Honduras. He tied the plan to the Reagan policy in Central America, urging Iowa to reject involvement in what he called an immoral proxy war against Nicaragua. He cited ongoing U S military exercises and the expansion of military presence in the region. He urged Maine and Massachusetts to join Iowa in declining participation.
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Harkin
Iowa
Honduras
National Guard
Tom Harkin
Diowa
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Nicaragua
U.S
Muscatine Woman Slain At Home In Southside
An elderly Muscatine woman Felicitas Terrill 73 living alone was found dead Monday morning with a gunshot wound to the head inside her single story home on the south side. Relatives feared for her after being unable to reach her and alerted police. Police say a door showed signs of forced entry and she was last seen Saturday morning.
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Muscatine
Felicitas Terrill
Jerome Tesmond
Terrill
Akron man who won $50 000 instantly dies after prize
Charles A. Caskey 77 of Akron died Sunday at Marian Health Care Center Sioux City after being flown from Des Moines to collect his $50,000 Hog Wild instant lottery prize. He bought two $1 tickets, one winning $50,000, and received a $37,500 check after taxes. He planned home improvements.
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Sioux City
Charles A. Caskey
Marian Health Care Center
Des Moines
Caskey
Grossman Ford
Akron
Siioux City
Iowa selects five cities for Main Street grants
Burlington Fort Madison Grinnell Keokuk and Oskaloosa were chosen by the Iowa Development Commission to receive 15000 each to promote downtown districts. The program uses lottery funds to spur marketing restoration and retailer recruitment, aiming to boost jobs investment and property values.
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Iowa
Burlington
Fort Madison
Grinnell
Keokuk
Oskaloosa
Iowa Development Commission
Terry Branstad
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